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Vocabulary Idioms & Phrases Vocabulary Idioms & Phrases Reading -Paragraphs 9-13 -Paragraphs 9-13 Post-reading

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Now, Answer the following questions.

____ What did the speaker do after the microphone died? (A) She ran from the stage in despair. (B) She took a bow and left the stage. (C) She waited for power to return to the microphone. (D) After closing her eyes to still herself, she continued her speech. D

____ At the beginning of the reading, the word elephant refers to stress. However, at the end, it relates to _____. (A) fear (B) thunder (C) cheering(D) adversity C

I chose neither of my first quick solutions. Instead, I told myself only when I faced this unexpected obstacle head-on could I be the victor. Only + Adverb/Adverbial Phrase/ Adverbial Clause + Aux + S + V/be....

Making the next moment my own, I closed my eyes to still my quaking limbs. Making the...own Making the next moment my own, I closed my eyes to still my quaking limbs. As I made the next moment my own, I closed my eyes....

I next forced out the hot anxiety in my lungs to make room for what I intended to do.

One deep inhale, one moment, and then I continued.

Before me, the hushed audience focused on each new word, as if I were a bird, singing out for the very first time. as if/though + S + were/V-ed Cats hear little noises as if they were loud. singing...time a bird. Next

Before me, the hushed audience focused on each new word, as if I were a bird, singing out for the very first time....as if I were a bird, singing out for the very first time. ...as though I were a bird, which sang out....

Knowing I had made the right decision, I felt the blood return to my drained face, along with a calm, sure feeling. Knowing I had made the right decision,.... When I knew that,....

And from somewhere beside me, I heard my voice boom, this time without electronic help. + O + OC see, watch, feel, notice ( V ), ( V-ing ) ( V-en ) I saw Mrs. Brown take a walk in the park yesterday. On the way home, we heard birds singing in the trees. Feeling himself insulted, he got out of the room.

It reached far into the upper balcony, where I could see people no longer bobbing their heads, but sitting fascinated, maybe amazed at how stubborn I was. where the upper balcony The Pilgrims went to the New World, where they founded the Plymouth Colony. Next

It reached far into the upper balcony, where I could see people no longer bobbing their heads, but sitting fascinated, maybe amazed at how stubborn I was. : (1) how + Adj/Adv + S + be/V ! How blue the sky is! How fast you walk! (2)What + a(n) + Adj + N + S + be/V ! What a tall boy he is! having! What beautiful weather we are having!

My soliloquy ended.

It was a moment in time I could always call my own, no matter how they responded. I could...own that a moment in time no matter how...responded no matter how however Youll never finish the job in a week, no matter how hard you try.

Then the cheering began, surging into a thunderous response. surging...response ...the cheering began, surging into a thunderous response. ...the cheering began and surged into a thunderous response.

I watched, still surprised, as students rose to their feet, the large room actually vibrating with applause....the large room actually vibrating with applause. ...and the large room actually vibrated with applause. (the large room) (I)

I appeared humble on the outside, yet my heart nearly burst with pride on the inside. yet but however He seems honest, yet I dont trust him. = Although I looked humble in appearance, my heart was filled with pride.

I had mastered my greatest fear, along with a big extra dose of unforeseen adversity. I had faced my butterflies and even elephants of anxiety.

Now, as I looked out on the audience, I thought, this loud cheering is a new kind of elephant thundering in my ear! as when I met an old friend as I was coming into the movie theater. look out on We would like to reserve a room looking out on the sea. Next

Now, as I looked out on the audience, I thought, this loud cheering is a new kind of elephant thundering in my ear!...a new kind of elephant thundering in my ear! ...a new kind of elephant which is thundering in my ear! thundering

Then a realization swept over me like a gift. In an instant, I knewI could do anything!

Taking a bow in my white dress, I felt a glow that I would never forget. take a bow ( ) When the pianist took a bow, the audience applauded enthusiastically. taking...dress Taking a bow in my white dress,.... When I took a bow in my white dress.... Next

Taking a bow in my white dress, I felt a glow that I would never forget. that a glow

And I realized that within me existed a young woman once tested. A young woman who was bolder than her fear. once tested a young woman , ...within me existed a young woman once tested. ...a young woman who was once tested existed within me. Among the guests stood the speaker. Back

I. Reading for the Main Idea and Details _____ Which of the following is the main idea of the reading? (A) Call for help when you are in trouble. (B) It is natural for you to feel nervous when you are onstage. (C) Whenever you encounter a problem, just face it and try your best to solve it. (D) When you are onstage, you may have butterflies and even elephants in your stomach. C

II. Reading Strategy: Making Inferences In order to get the information which is not stated clearly in your reading, you need to read between the lines to make inferences based on logic and your general knowledge of the world. If an inference is made by using the information given in one or two sentences, it is called a local inference. A global inference, on the other hand, depends on the information from several parts of your reading.

Exercise: Choose the best answers to complete the questions. Then, indicate L (Local) or G (Global) for the following questions by checking.

L G ( )1. Before the incident,obviously the writer _____. (A) didnt think she was beautiful (B) wasnt good at public speaking (C) seldom felt nervous about public speaking (D) believed that she would win the festival princess contest B

L G ( )2. No butterflies remained in my stomach. No, now I had elephants! The underlined part suggests that the writer_____. (A) kept elephants (B) had a good memory (C) was not nervous anymore (D) was even more nervous D

L G ( ) 3. The sentences So much for my onstage vacation. Disaster struck as quickly as a rainstorm in the Bahamas! suggest that something _____ would happen soon after the speaker started to feel satisfied with her performance. (A) natural and common (B) unnatural and strange (C) expected and good (D) unexpected and bad D

L G ( ) 4. The speaker was so that if possible she would like to strangle the microphone. (A) happy (B) desperate (C) excited (D) surprised B

L G ( ) 5. The phrase people no longer bobbing suggests that the audience again _____. (A) dozed off (B) became attentive to the speaker (C) started to laugh softly (D) disagreed with the speaker B

Topics for Discussion

1. Have you had any experience that is similar to the speakers? What happened, how did you feel, and what did you do at that moment? Share your experience with your classmates.

Reference answer : Yes, I have. I am a member of the marching band in our school. I play the clarinet. Two years ago, in the school festival, our band gave a performance in front of the whole school. I felt very nervous before the performance because, frankly speaking, at that time I was not a very skilled clarinetist. When I played, I sometimes made unexpected noise. At the beginning of our performance, everything

Reference answer : was just OK. The martial music that we played sounded just fine. We caught the audiences full attention. I could spot some classmates of mine standing in the crowd, looking at me with admiration. When I started to feel proud of myself, something embarrassing happened. My clarinet gave a loud sharp noise. The crowd near me was stunned at first and then began giggling. Seeing their reaction,

Reference answer : I felt even more stressed. My face turned red, my brain went blank, and my fingers stiffened. To make matters worse, I was off beat. In a minute, the music stopped. All the audience gave us loud applause. However, I could hardly enjoy it. I felt ashamed of my terrible performance. I really wish that I had stayed calm like the speaker in the reading.

2. What do you always feel nervous about, or what is your greatest fear? Why does it make you feel nervous or frightened? Have you learned something from the reading that may help you deal with it in the future?

Reference answer : I am always nervous about talking to girls. Whenever I talk to girls, my hands sweat, my heart pounds, and then my head goes blank. I feel awkward because of my reactions. The reasons why I feel nervous about talking to girls may be that: First, I have no sisters. Second, there is no female student in my school. (That is, I go to a boys school.) Therefore, I seldom have the chance to

Reference answer : talk to girls. After studying the reading, I admire the way the speaker handled her greatest fear public speaking. She faced her fear, stayed calm, and managed to overcome it. I think determination is the key to her success. What I have learned from the reading is: Face my problem, stay calm, and I will overcome it. To do so, I may begin with chatting with girls from other schools on

Reference answer : BBS. Maybe I will find it is not so difficult to talk to girls. Maybe soon I will get the nerve to talk to girls face-to-face. Back